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Effective
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is never about
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ecently wlule speaking to a group frustrated by the lack at
eooperatron wrthrn the group and the rneyrtahle .tagnatron
that tollow..-, l Jrared a story that lhearrl many year. ago.
5) an 5,3,, Wm, A couple pulled lnto a ye-zvlce atation on their way to a
new town The drlver of the car sald to one of the two old men Mfllng

ffe-ctlte enforcement l~ next to one another near the front door, ”Tell me what klnd of people

not a new concept. Nor lrye rn the next town "

r. rt .ornethrn,; that we.t He replred, "VVhat krnd ot tolk. llved rn the town you are comlng

Vlrglnla X11 dreamed up. from?" The man replred, "That. why were leaving lnever saw a town
Prpelrne and Hazardorr. Materral satety filled wrth so many untru.-twurthy people rn all my lrte " The man rn
r’\\dlmnl-tratmnlx, (PHMSA) dlrcctlve the chalr replled, ”Well arr, I tlunk that about d2sEr|l:x'S the town you are
that ~takch<lldL~I> come In the table tn headed toward rlght now ”
Work mgclhu m “mu 3 mmeumbk. The couple drove on and aoon another car pulled tnto the atatton and
and mm. Mfmm. dmnagc Pmm,,,,, arrother drlvir got out afid walked toward‘ the door. "Excu.e me  he
Pmgm“ ,, bmd an an agmld mud "we're eaderl to t e next town up t e road and wondered if you
Pnmpk up Mmum_,b,my_ could tell me anything at all about the tolka who lrve there?

Frankly M. fl1mdy_mdmmd and The fellow m the charr looked up at hrm and aoked,/I what krnd.
mdom mt Pnmpk m um mm.[),_ ot folks llved rn the town where you are cumlng tro}r‘n7 Theatrartrger
W‘ “m mu fine ‘hm cam“ “S m dnw amlled and replled, T e beat iolka you could ever ope to find,’ e klnd

V V of folks who looked out for one another. We hated to leave our llttle

wrthrrr the .peed lrnrrt, rather rt r. the ,, .

town, but had to make the move to keep a lob. The phtlosophzr rn the
threat or the true It rt were not rn . . ,, ,

chatr grtnned and ward, Well all’, I don t tlnnk vou could have de.-cubed
place, l dare .ay mo.t worrld be dnvlng . — .

— the town you are moving to any better than rt you had llved there all

much fa.ter than lhcv dn tndav. And N
In rddrtrnn to the threat of thetrne "°“"““’

‘ l A. the couple pulled away, one at the men remarked, "Both couple.-
“Fwd “""‘ “l¥“”' b"”"“‘““' “"“ "”‘“ are headerl to the same town and you told one that rt wa. a horr-rhle
“d"“""’“5 '"°“““* “‘““““ “* “‘ “""" place to lrye and the other rt wa.- a great place to live why would you
safely The patrol car. are ..een along the do um,”
md~l<l<‘~» All ill tlww lmvv bum Pu‘ Hr. fncnd replrerl ”Both wrll find exactly what they are loukmg tor.
rrrto place lrecau.e rt r. expected that W filmy, dog
tlwrc N -= bvlmmml Ill-mac I“ all Wllv Many of you wrll have the opportunrty to sit on var-rou. .-takeholder
dnvv an 0-" mm‘ or co-H-l,v mach and commrttee. to dr.-cu.a how bet to (male a tan and zflucllve damage
vvvn my ~Im't~» Tlwy dmft want to preyentron program rn your .tate. rou may stt at the table wrth people
rrne u.; they want u. to .lrrw rlown It you do not know and make rudgment. about them based on your
we .low down, then the law r. wurklrlg pereeptrorr of the lndushy they represent.

Frne. are tar tolk. who .rrnply won’! Don't a..urrre that ”|he way ll's always been" r.- the way rt wrll
change therr bch:l\\'mr~. alway. be. New people bnng new rdea.- and pempectlvm to the table

All crtrzerr. are rc~pnn~IbIc tor that create. new and mnuvaltve aolutron. to the ohallenge. that ha. kept
knowlng the .peed hunt. and wrll he u.- at bay far too long
held accountable tor vlolatlng the rule Recogntze that through the proceas of being exposed to new ldeas,
That dnealflt ~ee-m unrv_':la()nt1hIc to me dlHUEncr:~ and rnl~undczaland|ng~ wtll artse, and that dlfferenees do
M“ muugh J W. mm, H, my MC, We not netesannly have to end rn confllct and tru.tratron. Rather create an
wfimd ,1“. m,N.qucm., at p,,.ak,,,5 enyrronment lra.ed on mutual tru..-t anrl respect that .upport.- openne...,
the rule. strll, rm not ag.rrn.t .ueh law. lN°“ll'lS« and llw em“ msvl-mo" of wues
Mn muugh mm m. hm “mama Above all else, ru.-t know that you wrll find exactly what you are
wrth them Nclthur are the electerl looking for You always do-
ut-nclala m the countle-~ and clttea acroa. Cllflclfi? Wl‘€lY ~ 6
the .tate They kr\\0\\\\'~|ICh]t1\\\\'> are a
deterrent to Ilnduumble be-lravmr and
the rlghl thing to do. 5



























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